Walt Disney Company announced that it plans to eliminate straws and plastic agitators from all its parks and shops around the world, at the same time. except for Disney Tokyo, for mid-2019. That's what they announced today, highlighting a reduction of 175 million straws and 13 million shakers in their annual production.

] This decision is part of its "long-term commitment to the environment" and inscribed in the wake of the announced movements by Starbucks and Marriott a few weeks ago; The cafeteria chain has spoken of eliminating more than a billion straws a year from 2020 and the hotel group will stop manufacturing a billion straws and 250 million shakers from here. July 2019.

Bob Chapek President of Parks, Experiences and Products Disney said that "the elimination of straws and other plastic objects are significant steps in our long-term plan for the l & # 39; "and that" these global efforts will help reduce our environmental footprint by advancing our sustainability goals. "Similarly, Chapek has confirmed other similar changes that will occur in Disney's hotels and cruise ships

Over the next few years, we intend to make the jump to containers and reusable containers in the rooms of these companies to reduce the use of disposable plastic, reducing the consumption of this material by 80%. The same will happen with the plastic single-use bags in parks and cruise shops, betting on the offer to customers to purchase reusable bags.

Overall, noticia that some of the world's leading hospitality and restaurant brands are betting squarely on a drastic reduction in the plastic used in their operations. Of course, the leaders of their respective industries taking part in the care of the environment will help others to follow their path.